05-14-2009, 05:21 PM
Diggles Wrote:Thudz Wrote:Zephyrs Wrote:Arent there already autonomous planes flown with AI ?
Not in the US Service. There is still a very strong argument against build AI for the purpose of killing and rightfully so. I never want to see the day a computer makes the decision to take a human life.
I was under the impression Predator drones can be programmed with missions and left to their own devices and alert if they find anything useful, and that pilots can override and take control. WHereas the reaper drones are always controlled by humans
Patrols Yes, firing on a target No.
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Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.
-Thomas Jefferson
Spread my work ethic not my wealth.